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VEGETABLE $.LIOING MACHINE. No. 252,595 PatentedJa11.24,188 27.

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JOHN W. ANDERSON, OF LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO ADAM B. GEOFF, OF SAME PLACE.

VEGETABLE- SLICING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 252,595, dated January 24, 1882 Application filed November 25, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing-at Lancaster, in the county of Lancaster and State 5 of Pennsylvania, have invented new and use ful Improvements in Slicing Machines, certain parts of which improvements are specially applicable to the slicing-machine of myself and Adam B. Grot't', patented November] 185i, and

numbered 249,139; but the principal novel part is applicable to'other slicers as welhas will ap pear in detail in the following specification.

My invention comprises the following novel and useful features A downward folding 1 presser or feeder and knife-guard, hinged horizontally at the top of the machine-frame, and operating to press the articles to be sliced up to the knife without endangering the hand of the operator, the said part having on its advanced side projections, ridges, or teeth with which to take hold on articles to be sliced in such manner as to prevent their being rolled while the knife is being drawn back, and said part may also be laid back, out of the way, on

top of the frame when large articles are being sliced until they are reduced, when it may he returned to complete the slicing of the article, which may thus be totally sliced, certain stops arresting the presser at the end of the opera- 0 tion. The presser and guard is so arranged as to press most easily, to be quickly dispensable, and to be entirely unobstructive. All these advantages over other pressers are obtained by hinging it horizontally at the top of 5 the slide-frame.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective front view of my invention with the presser folded. Fig. 2 is a crosssection of the same, taken at the indicated line 00,Fig. l, thepresser being shown thrown back,

but indicated in position at work. Fig. 3 represents a rear side view of my slicer. Fig. etis a perspective view of the presser. Fig. 5 is an edge view of one of my adjustable gage-attaching fixtures.

In the following description, referring to the drawings, similar letters refer tosimilar parts throughout all the views.

A denotes the presser or guard. his a knob thereon for handling it. p p are projections thereon for seizing articles. ff are pins thereon for stops innotches c c.

h h are extensions on cross-frames O D, to which the presser is hinged in position, as shown.

Z represents an article to be sliced. It lies on the table E, and between the presser A and the gage B.

S denotes the head-board; m, a plate on its front edge, provided with pin 0, which holds in plate a, which latter is attached to table E and sill V, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

1 denotes a pin in heel of headboard S, which sets in hole in table E. I

d is a binding-screw supported in a: in l on 6 frame 0. Said screw sets at its shouldered point in a properly hushed hoie'on the edge of said board S. Said screw and pins tirmly sustain said board and table in position when the screw is taut. When the latter is withdrawn 76 said parts may be folded.

' G G denote chairs on back of the gage B and on the ledges B B.

P denotes a folding arm having its ends pivoted to'said chair-extensions, as shown in Fig.5. N denotes the gage-locking arm; L, its post, i

to which it is held by binding-screw g.

For securing by Letters Patent of the United States the new and useful features of my irrvention, I claim- 80 The folding presser and guard A, hinged horizontally to extensions h h, or their equivalents, on thefrarne (J, provided with projectionspp on its face, and stops ffon its lower margin, registering with the notches e e in the top of table E, and operating both to press an article, Z, between it and the gage 13 before theknife K, and adapted to be laid back out of the way on the top of frame 0 in the manner and for the purpose set forth. In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have hereunto set my hand and. seal this 18th day of November,188l.

JOHN WESLEY ANDERSON. p. s]

Attest:

J. K. BARR, THos. F. M. ELLrco'rT. 

